Solitary Traveler On A Far Planet by vubuntu

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made by vubuntu for LD22 (COMPO)
This is turn-based game about lone spaceship pilot, who is searching for fuel for his spaceship on a far planet.
Press Escape during gameplay to see the controls.
Additional info:
To refill your energy, food; drill and radar charge - step on the center of spaceship.
Maximum depth is 90ft (9 levels).
You don't need to collect ALL the fuel inside the planet. Needed amount of fuel is always lower.
The game is really hard, you should be very attentive to win.

Windows version must work on:
Windows XP SP3
Windows Vista
Windows 7
for older Windows use version of this game, ported to java ("Linux" link above)
To run this game from linux terminal, cd to folder with downloaded jar, and execute:
java -jar stoafp.jar

Ratings

Coolness 48% 248
Overall 3.00 186
Audio 3.08 99
Community 2.36 398
Fun 2.46 305
Graphics 3.00 213
Humor 1.73 372
Innovation 3.08 135
Mood 2.83 192
Theme 2.77 293

Feedback

Cell
20. Dec 2011 路 13:00 UTC
Really Cool! :D

Great music :)

- Cell
kosinus
22. Dec 2011 路 22:52 UTC
Haahaha, I collapsed a single cell away from my spaceship. XD

This is really good in almost all aspects. The graphics are decent, the audio is enjoyable and moody, the theme is well represented, and it kept me playing for quite a bit despite its difficulty. Stellar job, IMHO!

If there's anything I can leave you with, besides difficulty, is maybe a bit more visual feedback on game events. During my first game I wasn't even aware there were levels, and I was surprised to see everything around me change when I walked into a black spot. It took me another two deaths before I figured out what was doing the ranged attacks. ;)

But at the same time, I think a higher difficulty and having to figure things out a bit are two pillars of rogue-likes.
magnolia_fan
23. Dec 2011 路 19:42 UTC
Very good game. It took me a little to figure out, and I died misserably, but still liked it :)
Pierrec
25. Dec 2011 路 08:49 UTC
I keep getting killed by screams...SCREAMS! How could a scream hurt ? It's too hard! I give up!
But : It's nice, moody, and I get suprised many times. I liked it.
馃帳 vubuntu
25. Dec 2011 路 13:10 UTC
Thanks for comments!
The game is really difficult, this is my mistake. See my journal for easy version and easy ascii version (they are pretty difficult too, but easier than original one).
summaky
27. Dec 2011 路 19:31 UTC
The controls are a bit weird; I surprised myself wanting to move by just pressing the arrow key instead of having to rotate the arrow. I didn't like that sometimes I am forced to take damage or I can't continue; this makes the game harder that necessary. It was funny though.